Felucca on the Nile - for the kids

Sorry adults, this blog is more for the kids. A felucca is a pretty big boat that can hold up to 30 people and sails (no motor) with the help of the wind and the current from the Nile. It was a lot easier sailing up the Nile than it was heading back to the pier because both wind and current were heading in that direction (which is North not South). Did you know the Nile flows to the Mediterranean Ocean from the South?? It is the only river in the world that does that.

I took this photo of a  felucca on the Nile at 4.30pm. The sun has an amazing glow which is caused by the pollution in the air. At sunset, about 6pm, it was actually red and then it vanished into a grey haze.

Families heading out to go fishing. 

 

A "traffic officer" on duty at a typical street corner opposite the Nile River. All the streets look like this most of the day.

The pier where we left from. Our felucca skipper had to push the other feluccas out of the way to get ours, the one closest to the Germany sign, clear.

 A water taxi that people use to get across the river from the Maadi side of the river to Giza. This one is pretty empty. I saw two that had people sitting on the roof.

The view back to where we came from. This is a small snapshot of a very, very big city. They say not to swim in the Nile unless you have a tetanus shot first but if you touch the Nile you will always want to come back.